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Why Is AT&T Stock Dropping?
The telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has perhaps surprisingly eclipsed expectations over the past year or so. Last year, the company’s share price had a banner year, posting a gain of more than 30% but a dip over the past month has some investors on edge, wondering why the telecoms giant is pulling back? Management […]
Is American Express Stock Going Lower?
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) has long been a Buffett favorite and a deeper look reveals precisely why. The company is also an almost fixed holding asset of the “Oracle of Omaha,” aka Warren Buffett and remains one of his top five holdings to this day. The card giant has built an empire on the backs […]
Cigna vs Costco Stock: Which Is Best?
Cigna and Costco don’t usually go hand in hand but both can be considered defensive stocks to consider when the economy runs into choppy water. The two companies are very different from each other in almost all respects, except for the fact that they are both highly established businesses with significant market reach, and consumers […]
Will T-Mobile Stock Recover?
Last year was a stellar year for telecom giant T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) on the basis of its 5G growth. But, recently, its stock has seen some declines, and started the year with a downgrade. Still, the company’s reach is unquestionable and its ability to elbow out prime competitors has been a real feat worthy […]
Why Is Stanley Druckenmiller Buying Citigroup?
As recently as 2020, few analysts could have predicted that Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire who used to manage Quantum Fund with George Soros, would invest in Citigroup, a multinational banking company with a reputation for mismanaging funds and contributing to the Great Recession. Despite those facts, Druckenmiller’s firm, Duquesne Family Office, bought more than 327,000 […]
Where Does Cem Karsan Think the Market Is Headed in 2025?
Cem Karsan, the founder and managing partner of Kai Volatility Advisors, has a strong track record as an investor and analyst of the stock market. Recently, Karsan has been voicing some rather dismal views on the stock market’s moves over the next 12 months, presenting a bearish view that investors may want to consider for […]
How To Create A Covered Call Trade Strategy
After you have done some homework on a stock and hopefully, the market and industry, as well, and formed an outlook for it, make sure to satisfy yourself that volatility and implied volatility levels are within your comfort zone, and that premium returns are acceptable. Them you are ready to construct the covered call trade […]
How To Use Covered Calls To Generate Income
The Covered Call Defined A covered call is the sale of call options against shares of stock the seller already owns, or bought specifically for that purpose. The writer of call options is legally obligated to deliver the underlying shares if assigned on the calls. When the call writer owns the underlying shares, his obligation […]
Is Target a Dividend King?
Popular retail giant Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has been in a slump, down 2.5% over the past year alone. Worse still, over the past nine months, the stock has declined close to 20%, and over the past six months, it has tumbled by more than 4%. Yet, the company is a well-established cash giant with a […]
Is COWZ ETF a Good Investment?
There’s a reason even Warren Buffett advocates his heirs to buy an exchange-traded fund over Berkshire Hathaway when he passes on. They are low-cost, tax-efficient, and, for the most part, transparent. But not all ETFs are built the same, and the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF has some features that will be highly attractive […]
3 Stocks Buffett Is Betting On
Warren Buffett appeared to take a hard look at the market last year and decided he wanted to sell shares in plenty of companies, including Apple, Bank of America, and Charter Communications. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, even sold every share (nearly 4 million) in Floor & Decor Holdings. Overall, Buffett unloaded $133 billion in […]
Why Did Buffett Sell So Much Last Year?
In 2024, value investing legend Warren Buffett did the seemingly unthinkable by selling stocks aggressively in a year that saw the S&P 500 climb by about 23 percent. While the exact figures on Buffett’s selling won’t be known until Berkshire Hathaway releases its Q4 earnings report, the total stood at a staggering $133 billion as […]